Lighter for cigars, cigarettes, or the like.



No. 739,982 PATENTED SEPT. 29, 1903.

L. E. BUTCHER. I LIGHTER FOR CIGARS, GIGARETTES, OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1903.

H0 MODEL.

, UNITED STATES fPatented September 29, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

LEOPOLD ERNEST BUTCHER, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,989, dated September 29, 1903.

' Application filed May 4, 1903. Serial No; 155.604. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD ERNEST BUTCHER, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Gresham street, London, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lighters for Oigars,Oigarettes, and the Like,of which the following is a speciflcation.

This invention relates to improvements in lighters for cigars, cigarettes, and the like.

According to the invention I make the improved'lighter of a case similar to a watchcase and having a frame or plate adapted to carry a detachable disk of fulminate caps or amorces arranged equidistantly around the circumference of a circle. A hammer is also employed forjexploding the caps, and means are provided for simultaneously actuating the hammer and rotating the-frame or plate a distance equal to that between two successive caps. The lid of the case contains tinder or other easily-inflammable substance which is ignited by the flame or sparks from an exploding cap.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a transverse section of a lighter made according to the invention. Fig. 2 isa section taken at right angles to Fig. 1 and showing the lid of the lighter open. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device, also with the lid open;

and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the detachable amorce-disk. I

a is the case of the lighter, the said case re- .sembling a watchcase in shape and being provided with the lid 72.

c is the frame or plate, which is adapted to carry the detachable disk d of fulminate caps or amorces. The said frame or plate 0 is provided with peripheral teeth e c, with which engages a pinion f upon a spindle g, mounted in bearings h h in the case and having an external handle '5, by means of which it can be turned, so as to rotate the frame or plate 0. The spindle g has also keyed upon it a kind of star or tappet wheel j, which is rotated by the spindle g and is so placed that its arms can bear against the spring-hammer k,mounted on the platel of the case. The spring-shank k of the hammer is is provided with a slot 10 through which the arm of the tappet-wheel j may project. As the tappet-wheel is rotated one its arms or tappets will engage the under side of the spring-shank k of the hammer and raise the hammer until the arm enters the slot 10 when the hammer will suddenly descend and explode one of the fulminate caps.

A detachable disk is shown separately in Fig. 4 and the caps or amorces d are arranged equidis'tantly and circumferentially upon the said disk. Any suitable means can be provided for securing the disk to the frame or plate 0. For example, as shown'in the draw ings, the said disk, which is preferably of paper, can be held in position by the pins m m, projecting from the face of the plate a and which penetrate the disk 01 when the latter is pressed upon the plate. With this arrangement, by turning the. spindle g through the medium of the handle or knob 2', the hammer Z0 is actuated and the cap-plate c is simultaneously rotated through the distance necessary to bring a cap under the hammer is, which thus explodes it, and this operation can be repeated until all the caps or amorces upon the disk 01 have been used. The disk is then removed and a fresh 7 one substituted for it. The sparks from the caps ignite the tinder n, which is placed in the'lid b.

It will be clear that the fulminate caps can be used for igniting spirit, so as to serve as an illuminating agent, and in this case I advancaps and means for simultaneously actuating said disk and hammer, substantially as and for the purpose described. I

2. In a lighter for cigars, &c., the combination with a casing, of a compartment in said casing adapted to hold inflammable material, a rotary disk mounted in said casing and adapted to carry a series of fulminate caps and provided on its periphery with ratchetteeth, a stem provided with a spindle revolubly mounted in the casing and provided adapted to actuate said hammer, substan with a ratchet-Wheel adapted to engage with tially as and for the purpose described. the teeth on said disk to rotate same, aspring- 1 hammer, secured in said casing and adapted LEOPOLD ERNEST BU'l CHER 5 to strike each of said caps as they are rotated \Vitnesscs:

on said disk and a tappet-wheel on the spin- JOHN E. BOUSFIELD, die of said stem provided with projections A. ALBURT. 

